UK Charts Discussion

[Arturo 40,746]

It's a gradual process from mid-November. Gaga might even have gained sales dropping 24 to 32.

I guess we'll find out tomorrow. I'll hope for the best

[Desperado 2,439]

Albums like Nations Fave Elvis songs, Michael Buble, Susan Boyle, and various hits packages are targeted at adult shoppers and gift buyers, and will fall hard after Dec 25.

 

Then there is a complete revolution when kids with itunes gift cards start dominating.

but those kid arent gaga fans x.x 

[StrawberryBlond 14,314]

FML. I don't know what just happened to my computer. For no reason, it randomly closed this page while I was typing a response and then brought it back up seconds later, minus all the words I'd just written. And you know how much I write. And this was a response to Luc's post about album sales this year. So, your mind just went into overdrive imagining how much I wrote. I wasted over half an hour of my life on that. Oh, well, a brief summary is better than nothing:

 

Just found its chartrun, and it's way more impressive than I expected. Everybody always talks about how frontloaded BTW was, but it spent 9 weeks in the Top 5 and 22 weeks in the Top 20, while ARTPOPon the other hand... I guess public interest really IS lower than ever.

 

Long story short:

 

BTW was in the charts for 52 consecutive weeks, aka, a year. I don't know what made it sell because it only had 2 unpopular singles after its release to carry it, and it's sold nearly 1 million, so it's in no way a flop. But 2011 wasn't a normal year on the UK music scene. Adele's 21 inspired people to buying albums in 2011. Out of the 23 new albums that debuted at #1 that year, over half of them debuted with 100k or more. Even albums that debuted at #3 were selling that much. Amy Winehouse's death really encouraged sales too. Some of this rubbed off on 2012, but to much lesser extent. But this year, album debuts have been dismal. While 7 albums acheived the 100k milestone, 6 out of 7 were no surprise (JT, Buble, Eminem, 1D and so on). The only ones with a real breakthrough was Daft Punk. The bestselling album of 2013 was an album released a year ago and even though it's the best seller, it hasn't even sold a million this year. The second biggest selling album so far is the Les Mis soundtrack. There's been no excitement for albums this year. So, don't worry, the UK public doesn't hate Gaga. They've just been really apathetic about album buying this year. We just have to hope that something comes along real soon that turns it all upside down again.

[Better Day 5,766]

FML. I don't know what just happened to my computer. For no reason, it randomly closed this page while I was typing a response and then brought it back up seconds later, minus all the words I'd just written. And you know how much I write. And this was a response to Luc's post about album sales this year. So, your mind just went into overdrive imagining how much I wrote. I wasted over half an hour of my life on that. Oh, well, a brief summary is better than nothing:

 

 

Long story short:

 

BTW was in the charts for 52 consecutive weeks, aka, a year. I don't know what made it sell because it only had 2 unpopular singles after its release to carry it, and it's sold nearly 1 million, so it's in no way a flop. But 2011 wasn't a normal year on the UK music scene. Adele's 21 inspired people to buying albums in 2011. Out of the 23 new albums that debuted at #1 that year, over half of them debuted with 100k or more. Even albums that debuted at #3 were selling that much. Amy Winehouse's death really encouraged sales too. Some of this rubbed off on 2012, but to much lesser extent. But this year, album debuts have been dismal. While 7 albums acheived the 100k milestone, 6 out of 7 were no surprise (JT, Buble, Eminem, 1D and so on). The only ones with a real breakthrough was Daft Punk. The bestselling album of 2013 was an album released a year ago and even though it's the best seller, it hasn't even sold a million this year. The second biggest selling album so far is the Les Mis soundtrack. There's been no excitement for albums this year. So, don't worry, the UK public doesn't hate Gaga. They've just been really apathetic about album buying this year. We just have to hope that something comes along real soon that turns it all upside down again.

 

Reciepts?

[SomethingMore 1,701]

So the JBB did have an effect on DWUW.

[GagaMyBlood95 9,901]

dark green for DWUW

[Harry 26,836]

So the JBB did have an effect on DWUW.

 

I don't think so. It might have helped a bit if they played the performance on Capital a few times today but there's nothing to suggest those green updates are because of it.

 

Anyway, it is in danger of falling out of the top ten due to the Pharrell song rising pretty quickly. We need the video this week I think :/

[MonsterMum 2,532]

 

Anyway, it is in danger of falling out of the top ten due to the Pharrell song rising pretty quickly. We need the video this week I think :/

 

But still no confirmation on this so far.....

[Jase 13,102]

iTunes Update

 

 

01. Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen

02. Story Of My Life - One Direction

03. Hey Brother - Avicii

04. One More Sleep - Leona Lewis

05. How Long Will I Love You (Official BBC Children In Need 2013) - Ellie Goulding

06. Of the Night - Bastille

07. Under Control (feat. Hurts) - Calvin Harris & Alesso

08. Confident (feat. Chance The Rapper) - Justin Bieber

09. The Monster (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem

10. Trumpets - Jason Derulo

 

11. Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly) - Lady Gaga

12. Happy - Pharrell Williams

13. Animals - Martin Garrix

14. Let Me Go - Gary Barlow

15. Move - Little Mix

16. Everything You Never Had (We Had It All) [feat. Andreya Triana] - Breach

17. Sail - AWOLNATION

18. I Hope - Rebecca Ferguson

19. The Spark (feat. Spree Wilson) - Afrojack

20. Recovery - James Arthur

 

21. Royals - Lorde

22. Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) - The Pogues

23. Counting Stars - OneRepublic

24. What Now - Rihanna

25. Thunder - Jessie J

26. All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

27. Higher (Free) - all about she

28. Look Right Through (MK Remix) - Storm Queen

29. Roar - Katy Perry

30. Show Me (feat. Chris Brown) - Kid Ink

 

31. Unconditionally - Katy Perry

32. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus

33. Alive (feat. Jacob Banks) - Chase & Status

34. Hold On, We're Going Home (feat. Majid Jordan) - Drake

35. All I Want for Christmas Is You (Extra Festive) - Mariah Carey

36. I See Fire - Ed Sheeran

37. Fresh Start Fever - You Me At Six

38. Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) - The Pogues

39. Wake Me Up - Avicii

40. Let Me Go - Gary Barlow

 

Bubbling Under

 

47. Turn Back Time - Sub Focus

58. Losing Sleep - John Newman

64. Berlin - RY X

83. Little Me - Little Mix

90. 3005 - Childish Gambino

97. I Know - Tom Odell

[Harry 26,836]

omg can justin bieber GO. AWAY.

[Smithy 2,290]

It doesn't really matter if it's not top 10 as long as it's getting green updates 

 

did we get album sales yet?

[GagaMyBlood95 9,901]

omg can justin bieber GO. AWAY.

so annoying...

[Blues 0]

Do What U Want climbs 11-10 (22,265 sales) for Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly, having reached number nine three weeks ago.

 

22k for Dwuw

[Harry 26,836]

It doesn't really matter if it's not top 10 as long as it's getting green updates 

 

did we get album sales yet?

 

No but apparently they're coming soon

[Blues 0]

Britney Spears, who served alongside Simon Cowell on the panel of The US version of The X Factor has made the Top 15 with each of the seven studio albums she issued between 1999 and 2011, but pulls up well short with eighth, Britney Jean, which debuts this week at number 34 (12,959 sales).

 

No sales for ARTPOP but she was 2 spots above Britney so probably around 13k, same as last week.